Cider: HARVEST MOON CIDERY FOUR SCREW HARD CIDER with Maple Syrup
Maker: Harvest Moon Cidery Origin: Critz Farms, Cazenovia, New York
website: harvestmooncidery.com
ABV: 6.25% Bottle: 22 oz bottle, crown cap
Style Notes: Dessert apples, champagne yeasts, maple syrup added.
Fruit: Apples.
Makers Fruit Notes: “Our hard cider is crafted from a special blend of sweet and tart dessert apples pressed on our 1890′s rack and cloth Four Screw Press.”
Tasting Notes: In The Glass: Bright, clear, light gold. Big bubbles. Winey, culinary apple, hint of lime zest. Maple provides a light candied sugar flavor. Sweet, tart, balanced, with a slight warming finish.
Parings Suggestions & Flavor Compliments:
Our Pairings – The Tasting Lab: We tried Harvest Moon Cidery Four Screw with Belgian ginger cookies and gingerbread caramels. Tasty. Four Screw’s subtle nutty notes suggest it would pair well with roasted and caramelized foods, bitter greens, roast fruit.
Cheesemonger’s Notes: Any cheese with a nutty, caramel profile, some crunch, and a bit of age would pair well with Four Screw.
Overall Impressions: This cider was a surprise, “with maple syrup” suggested a sugar bomb and darker color. The maple gave the cider just a hint of candied sweetness that balanced the tartness and acidity. Thanks Maple Syrup!
Note: According to their website Harvest Moon Cidery, Critz Farms “plans to establish a new orchard dedicated specifically to growing cider apples. A mix of European cider apple trees and other dessert apple trees will be planted in the spring of 2014”.
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Nice review and great pairings! Does it say on the bottle if the maple syrup is for backsweetening or for bottle conditioning? I’ve only had the Rippleton Original, which uses maple syrup for the latter.
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Harvest Moon Cidery Four Screw Hard Cider with Maple Syrup- Bottle Notes: “Gently made from fresh Critz Farms sweet apple cider fermented with champagne yeast then blended with pure maple syrup. Lightly carbonated. Gluten free.” Looking forward to trying Rippleton Original and the rest of their line.
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